If buildings could talk, China's would be heard round the world. From gleaming culture halls and multinational hotels to cities like Ordos, in Inner Mongolia, where futuristic masterpieces rise from the desert like modern phoenixes, the sheer number of new constructions is mind-blowing.

Current power shortages have forced the Japanese to limit their energy consumption. Here's a look at several of the small building projects that are currently sprouting up in the country, all of which have been designed with freshly environmentally conscious minds.

As our Reborn in India issue hits the shelves, come alive with us in the most eye-popping, synapse-snapping, pulse-pushing place on the planet. Wallpaper visits art collector Shalini Passi's New Delhi home.